Guide to Module C – The Craft of Writing

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This is a great guide for all things Craft of Writing – strategies for breaking down the stimulus, using prescribed texts as influences, etc.

Just like any section of the English Advanced HSC Exam, Module C accounts for 20 marks. It has been heavily revamped with the new syllabus and is now more of a skills-based module. This is the module that relies heavily on improvisation and your ability to think on the spot, more so than others. It’s probably the hardest to revise for (except maybe the Reading Task component of the Common Mod), and is by far the module with the greatest range of possible questions.

But with anything in the HSC, there are certain rules and guidelines that can be followed to maximise yourmarks and score in the top bands. I speak on this topic with no authority, qualification, or aptitude, which means it should suit perfectly for English (because the key to English is to sound like you know what you’re talking about without knowing anything). These aren’t universal rules, and you might disagree with many of them. The aim here is that you can get something out of this guide that helps you.